65 m. ago ‘Pure euphoric escapism’: why Adventureland is my feelgood movie

The latest in our series of writers highlighting their most rewatched comfort films is an ode to the charming 80s-set comedyWhile casting his knockout quasi-biopic The Social Network, film-maker David Fincher must’ve really dug how eventual Mark Zuckerberg portrayer Jesse Eisenberg handled being dumped on screen. A year before the award-lassoing Facebook drama, which led to an Oscar nomination for Eisenberg, the actor agonised through the dreamy foreground of Adventureland as reluctant carny James Brennan.The parallels between Fincher’s and Greg Mottola’s movies begin and end with their opening unceremonious separations, yet an admittedly romantic logic does allow me to soak in the notion that the great directorial mind behind such zingers as Zodiac and Gone Girl also found solace in this cinematic time machine. Continue reading...

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65 m. ago Peep Show's Super Hans actor Matt King, 57, looks worlds away from his alter

Peep Show fans were treated to a festive reunion when the cast of the iconic comedy show teamed up for a special edition of The Great British Bake Off.

Culture

79 m. ago Singer Chesney Hawkes hails son as ‘rock and roll’ ahead of their tour together

Hawkes said 20-year-old Indiana is a good guitar player.

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91 m. ago Christmas Day tragedy as girl, 2, dies after falling into garden pond

The toddler, named Isobel, was found in the garden pond just moments after wandering away from family celebrations

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1 hour ago Tyson Fury and his family 'quit UK' and make tax haven island their home

The boxer and his family have reportedly left their home in Lancashire to set up residence in a new £8 million house on an island known for its favourable tax arrangements

Society

2 h. ago Toddler, 2, dies on Christmas Day after falling into garden pond

Isobel was tragically pronounced dead shortly after being rushed to hospital following the devastating incident

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2 h. ago ‘Fabulous’ thriller with Line of Duty star leaves viewers ‘craving more’

The British thriller series is based on Sarah Pinborough's novel of the same name

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2 h. ago Ecuador tourist beach shooting as six people, including girl, 2, shot dead in terrifying gunman attack

We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

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3 h. ago Girls Aloud's Nicola Roberts shares fresh message after announcing pregnancy at Christmas

The singer announced she and her fiancé are expecting their first child in 2026 on Christmas Day

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3 h. ago Line of Duty star’s drama based on gripping novel hailed ‘thoroughly great ride’

The British thriller series was released in 2024 and has been described as 'dark, creepy and brilliant'

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3 h. ago Bin man uses 2 second test to see if you can actually recycle wrapping paper

A British bin man has shared his top tip for deciphering wrapping paper that is recyclable – so here's everything you need to know about binning it during the festive season

Politics

3 h. ago Starmer under mounting pressure to strip Egyptian activist of British citizenship

Calls are growing for Alaa Abd El-Fattah to be deported from UK after ‘abhorrent’ tweets calling for the death of Zionists

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4 h. ago Detective dog Doris sniffs out £10k haul of illegal cigarettes and food in raids on American

Westminster Council has employed a dog detective to sniff out illegal goods in the latest crackdown on American-style candy stores

Economics

4 h. ago This Is Where the Serpent Lives by Daniyal Mueenuddin – set to be a standout novel of 2026

From an acclaimed short-story writer, this epic of power and class across generations in Pakistan is brutal, funny and brilliantly toldImagine a shattering portrayal of Pakistani life through a chain of interlocking novellas, and you’ll be somewhere close to understanding the breadth and impact of Daniyal Mueenuddin’s first novel. Reminiscent of Neel Mukherjee’s dazzling circular depiction of Indian inequalities, A State of Freedom, it’s a keenly anticipated follow-up to the acclaimed short-story collection with which he made his debut in 2009, In Other Rooms, Other Wonders – also portraying overlapping worlds of Pakistani class and culture.We begin in the squalor and bustle of a Rawalpindi bazaar in the 1950s, where the heartbreaking figure of a small child, abandoned to his fate and clutching a pair of plastic shoes, is scooped under the protection of a tea stall owner. He proceeds to raise the boy as his own son, having only daughters, but Yazid is also adopted by the stall’...

Politics

6 h. ago Hawaii hopes stricter laws will quiet illegal fireworks after deadly New Year's Eve blast

Hawaii authorities are cracking down on illegal fireworks after a tragic explosion last New Year's Eve killed six people

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6 h. ago The mystery of flight MH370: will a new search find the missing airliner after more than a decade?

In 2014 the Malaysian Airlines jet vanished over the Indian Ocean. Now the team that located Shackleton’s Endurance is looking again with the latest undersea robotsMore than a decade after Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 went missing after veering thousands of miles off course, its location remains unknown.The Malaysian government has promised to pay a private company, Ocean Infinity, $70m (£56m) to search for the plane on a “no find, no fee” basis. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago ‘That video saved our lives’: how women are defying the Taliban’s brutal crackdown on protest

The activist Zarmina Paryani speaks from exile in Germany about how Afghanistan has tried to silence the voices of women and girls since the 2021 takeoverIt was nearly dark on 19 January 2022 when the knocking began. At first soft, then insistent, the sound echoed through the flat in the Afghan capital, Kabul. Zarmina Paryani and her sisters froze. They had known this day was coming.“We always knew the risks of protesting and we were prepared to die on the streets,” the 26-year-old activist told the Guardian. “But I never imagined they would come for us like that – in the middle of the night, breaking into our home.” Continue reading...

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9 h. ago British drug mule trio who smuggled cocaine worth £300,000 into Bali 'have been spared the firing squad and will be deported to the UK'

Lisa Stocker was arrested with her partner in February after being stopped at Bali's international airport with nearly a kilogram of cocaine

Economics

9 h. ago Adele 'raked in a whopping £160K a WEEK in 2024' on top of her million

While the British songstress, 37, may not have released an album since way back in 2021, she still managed to add £8.2M to her £200M fortune last year.

Economics

10 h. ago All we've done is import yet another person who tweets hatred, spouts poison and who loathes this country: DAVID PATRIKARAKOS

Labour's decision to 'repatriate' anti-British extremist Alaa Abd El-Fattah to the UK, a place he openly despises, is the latest farce in the slow-motion collapse of British governance.

Politics